Originally shared by Jessica Schnell
"As evidence of what the Red List is meant to prevent, the IUCN has also added two species to its list of extinctions. One is a Malaysian snail whose entire habitat was destroyed when a company turned it into a limestone quarry, a threat that still faces several more species in the region. The other is the St. Helena giant earwig, which inhabited the small Atlantic island of St. Helena until it was killed off by humans' removal of surface stones and the introduction of mice, rats and other invasive species."
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/meet-7-new-endangered-species-on-the-iucn-red-list
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